Automobile attachment



Feb. 16, 1932. T. w. MENDENHALL AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 2, 1929 Patented Feb. 16, 1932 1 v 1,345 171,

N I -ED STA'TE S, PATENT om-ac I v THOMAS w. IMIENDENH'AVLL, or wrcHn'A'F LLS, TEXAS v v it I Q AUTOMOB LE ATIAGHJIENT I 'A pp lication filed Maya, 1929. Serial N6. "359,977."

The invention relates to an automobile atment or equipment constructed in accordance tachment, and more especially to a winch with the invention applied thereto. equipment for motor trucks. Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detail 7 The primary object of the inventionis the plan view of the winch attachment or equip:

provision of an attachment or equipment of ment, certain parts of the truckbeing in sec-. this character, wherein the motor of the vehition, v cle can be utilized as a power unit for driv- ,Flgure 3 is a fragmentary horiz0ntal'sec ing the winch, the latter being of novel form, tlonal View through the winch, piping and so that it can be carried by the vehicle and o p g W1 h the l V, V does not require any mechanical changes or g l 4: IS a SBC lOnal View on the line 44 alterations in the standard structural make oflhlg c I up th f. Flgure 5 1sa fragmentary sectional view Another object of the invention is the proreh the W1heh P I Pe T V vision of an attachment or equipment of this Flgure 6 1s a e na Vlew taken on the character, wherein the power transmission i Flgure' p for the winch is had directly from one of the 7 1s a Perspeetlve W Qf P P- rear wheels of the vehicle, and the winch E 3 reference charactersmdlcate q journal is coupled with a piping which latter ep d Pf zthl'ougheut the Several Vlews is mounted upon the chassis of the vehicle, m the drawlhgsin anovel manner, so that said attachment or Referring to the drawings in detail, A 770" equipment can be shifted from one side to the designates generally m r i y a other of Such Vehicle. portion of the same being shown, and B the A further object of the invention isthe proh h PP h C h h V vision of an attachment or equipment of this thdlhal slde e ehasels of sald if, character, wherein the parts are assembled hlcle- The drawmgs .lhushratealhotor t with dispatch and the mounting within the and h attachment eqhllhheht 1S deelghed-v vehicle is effected in a novel manner, without espeelanl h use W thle klnd, of k requiring any departure or Change in the although it may be used on other light motor vehicle assembly, which in this instance is in trucks ohstahdard cohsthhchoh' the form of a motor truck The winch attachment or equipment com- A still further object of the invention is pnses a hollow drum" havlhg flanged end the provision of a winch attachment or equin- I 11 d rispechvely the ohtehhehd ment of this character, which is extremely 11 helhg fhrmed wlhh i hh 14 simple in construction, thoroughly reliable whlle the Inner headxm q i with an 1 and efficient in its purpose, strong, durable, opehvcehter 15 d thls h 13 1S Shpped Ohto readily and easily applied and detached from a splhdl-e provlded with threaded ends 17 and a lock'nut 18 en ages the outer threaded the motor vehicle of the truck type, and inend of Said p and Works against a expehsivh to manufacture h h fi Washer 19 abuttin the "outer head 11. 4e h these other Ohlects 1h new the Bolted or otherwise s ec'ured to the inner head invention consists in the features of construc- 12 is asprocket geargo the latter having its tion, combination and arrangement of parts hub 21 threaded on the spind1e as will be hereinafter more fully described, Engagedin h i nsf the chassis illustrated in the p y g drawings of the vehicle and removable therefrom are vention, and pointed Out in the claims here the game being disposed transversely of the unto appended. vehicle at the proper distance forwardly of In the accompanying drawings its rear wheels B.. The piping is formedwith Figure 1 isafragmentary perspective View a reduced end 24 on which is telescoped a I of a motor truck showing the winch attachcoupling 25 the latter being held fast by bind"- 100 closing the preferred embodiment of the in l vi 22 in which is journaled a piping, 23

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